What is the difference between Blushing Flesh and Bright Orange?

ΔE 14 (fair). Bright Orange is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blushing Flesh vs Bright Orange

Blushing Flesh

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1827
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d44337 (estimate)

Bright Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.851
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e15126 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Bright Orange is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Blushing Flesh.

Can I use Bright Orange instead of Blushing Flesh?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Bright Orange is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Blushing Flesh.

Can I use Blushing Flesh instead of Bright Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blushing Flesh is a little darker, more muted, cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Blushing Flesh on the colour wheel See Bright Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blushing Flesh

Blushing Flesh vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Bright Orange
Blushing Flesh vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bright Orange
Blushing Flesh vs Scarlet (70.817)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Bright Orange

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Bright Orange

Bright Orange vs Orange Peel (4122)Opaque Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Blushing Flesh
Bright Orange vs Dwarven Flesh (1826)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Blushing Flesh
Bright Orange vs Primaris Red (4117)Opaque Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Blushing Flesh

All matches: Blushing Flesh equivalents · Bright Orange equivalents